NYPD: Beware of pickpockets near Manhattan holiday attractions

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN --- That big Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center isn't only an attraction for tourists; pickpockets flock to it, too. Police arrested five people in two hours last week after getting complaints about pickpocketing. A team of plainclothes officers are now blending in throughout Midtown looking to stop thieves in their tracks. NYPD officials [...]